Which term describes a law that concerns the interrelation of nation states and is governed by treaties and other international agreements?

• A. Public International Law
• B. Private international law
• C. Dumping
• D. Common Market

Answer: (A)

Interstate relations are governed by public international law, the set of rules created through treaties, conventions, and customary practice that regulate how nations interact, recognize sovereignty, and resolve disputes. This body of law covers agreements between states, diplomacy, the use of force, trade rules, and human rights among others, and it depends on formal agreements and long-standing practice to bind states.

Private international law, by contrast, deals with cross-border private disputes and questions of which jurisdiction and which substantive law apply in those cases, not with how nations relate to each other.

Dumping is an economic term describing selling goods abroad at below-market prices to injure competitors, not a legal framework governing inter-state relations.

Common Market refers to a region with integrated economic policies and free movement of goods and people, which is a type of economic arrangement rather than a comprehensive body of international law governing state-to-state relations.

Examples of public international law include the UN Charter, international treaties, and customary international law that governs state conduct on issues like diplomacy, territorial integrity, and international treaties.